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Coinbase, Tarred as an Illicit Exchange by the SEC, Quietly Got Regulated Elsewhere in the U.S.
The firm’s new futures commission merchant status at the CFTC may undermine the other U.S. markets regulator – the SEC – and bolster the case for ether as a commodity.
Binance Feels Strain of World’s Regulators Leaping Into Action
This week’s Australian probe, which sought out Binance employees outside the office, is only one of a growing list of legal entanglements facing the world’s biggest crypto exchange.
CFTC to Review Prediction Market Kalshi’s Contracts to Bet on Control of Congress
The U.S. derivatives regulator has scheduled a June 26 meeting to discuss starting another review to evaluate whether to approve Kalshi’s event contracts.
U.S. House Republicans Push for Crypto Oversight With Bill to Make SEC Play Ball
Draft legislation from key committee chairs represents this year’s most significant proposal for how the federal government might build guardrails around the digital assets sector.
U.S. Commodities Agency May Change Risk Rules to Consider Crypto
The CFTC has proposed an overhaul of risk-management requirements, and one commissioner says it should factor in emerging crypto dangers.
U.S. CFTC Warns About Clearing Derivatives Tied to Digital Assets
The derivatives agency said that clearing organizations need to address risks as they move into the crypto space, and Commissioner Johnson suggests it's time for agency rules on this point.
DeFi to Go Under Microscope at US CFTC Advisory Group’s Opening Session
The derivative regulators’ Technology Advisory Committee will examine DeFi among other tech priorities at a March 22 meeting.
CFTC Chair Testifies Before Senate on FTX; Compass Mining's Bitcoin Miner Protection Plan
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is calling for lawmakers to act quickly and create a crypto regulatory framework after FTX's collapse. Plus, Compass Mining is offering its first protection product so customers can safeguard their bitcoin mining machines. And, Bitcoin self-custody firm Casa is adding Ethereum support to its platform.
CFTC Chair Says FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Far From Being Approved
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission was nowhere close to making a decision on a controversial FTX plan to streamline financial market structure rules, which were proposed before the crypto exchange went bust, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam said Monday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments in the crypto regulatory space.
CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Echos Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Christy Goldsmith Romero said crypto's growing interest by traditional finance firms should put regulators on notice of dangerous risks to come. Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the commissioner comparing the risks of crypto to the 2008 financial crisis.